Aglaothorax Explained

Aglaothorax is a genus of ovate shieldbacks in the family Tettigoniidae. There are about six described species in Aglaothorax.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Aglaothorax:

• Aglaothorax diminutiva (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)

^{i c g b} (diminutive shieldback)

• Aglaothorax gurneyi (Rentz & Birchim, 1968)

^{i c g b} (Gurney's shieldback)

• Aglaothorax longipennis (Rentz & Weissman, 1981)

^{i c g b} (Malibu shieldback)

• Aglaothorax morsei (Caudell, 1907)

^{i c g b} (Morse's shieldback)

• Aglaothorax ovata (Scudder, 1899)

^{i c g b} (ovate shieldback)

• Aglaothorax propsti (Rentz and Weissman, 1981)

^{i c g}Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Book: Capinera. J.L. Scott. R.D.. Walker. T.J.. 2004. Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.